Practice Sessions: In order to prepare you for a successful experience
in your CE course, we request you attend a Practice Session prior to the first
Real Time Session. Please arrive promptly at the start time; each Practice Session
is up to 1 hour in length.
For more information, please visit the
CE Practice Area.

Level and Prerequisites:
This basic course will be open to veterinarians
and veterinary staff actively interested in understanding OSHA's
Standards and practical ways to implement them in a veterinary practice. VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians and veterinary staff.
This course has been submitted for RACE approval for veterinarians
and veterinary technicians.

Course Description:
This course is designed for the Practice Owner, Manager or
Administrator who desires to understand OSHA's Standards as well as
practical ways to implement them in a veterinary practice.
We attempt to avoid debating the merits of any particular requirement
and focus on how to achieve compliance! This course will cover
ALL aspects of a hospital safety program, not just the Hazard
Communication Standard. The participants will be provided with
many downloadable resources, including the actual text versions
of applicable standards.

This course consists of ten (10) 90 minute Real Time Session,
supplemental library materials, interactive message board discussions,
and a mandatory end-of-course test.
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required
to earn a certificate of completion for the course.

Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to

Recognize the specific OSHA Standards that apply to your practice.

With a reasonable degree of completeness, implement a safety
program in your practice that will protect employees, prevent
accidents or illnesses and comply with current OSHA standards.

Construct the first version (or refined an existing version) of
a written Hospital Safety Manual that contains policies and
procedures that are specific to your practice.

Locate various resources, both within and outside the veterinary
profession, to assist in understanding and implementing a hospital
safety program.

Build a network of colleagues through interaction with other
course participants with whom you can share ideas and resources.

Course Materials: Course materials (other than the
required textbook) will be available in the course library
prior to each Real Time Session.

Required Textbook(included in the price of the course):

The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
is a comprehensive reference tool for the practice administrator,
covering not only OSHA standards, but a complete range of regulatory
issues, including controlled substances and pharmacy operations,
labor and employment issues, and ADA compliance.

In addition, you'll also receive a copy of
Safety Issues for the Veterinary Practice Staff.
This self-paced workbook is ideal for training new and existing
members of the practice team on the issues important to them
and to OSHA!

*Note: The cost of both books is included in the
registration fee for the course.

About the Instructors:Philip Seibert is Certified Veterinary Technician
concentrating as a full-time practice consultant to the profession,
and is Director of the VIN OSHA Center. Phil's extensive clinical and
managerial background enabled him to become the first veterinary
technician to evaluate over 1000 veterinary hospitals in the United
States and Canada for the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).
Phil has taken the lead in "deciphering" the regulatory agency rules
affecting the veterinary profession and continuously offers advice to
veterinary technicians, hospital managers and practice owners on
compliance with the regulations. Phil is the founder and managing
dditor of the profession's only safety-specific newsletter,
The Veterinary Safety & Health Digest.
He is the author of many articles dealing with veterinary
hospital administration which have appeared in national publications
such as Journal of the AVMA,
AAHA Trends, Veterinary Forum
and the Practice Journals.

Course Outline:Week 1 (Real Time Session April 15):
Admin Requirements Required Reading (prior to the April 15 Real Time Session):The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
(pages 9 -14)Content:
To get us started on the right foot, we'll spend some time going over
the process of distance learning. Even if you're new to this exciting
way of CE, you'll see how easy it is to interact with other course
participants and access the course materials or bulletin boards.
We'll begin our topic by discussing exactly which forms, posters,
plans or documents are required by OSHA. Some simple fill in the blank
examples will be shared.

Week 2 (Real Time Session April 22):
Staff Safety TrainingRequired Reading (prior to April 22 Real Time Session):The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
(pages 18 - 19; 127 - 132) Content:
No matter how good your written program may be, if the staff does not
follow the rules or simply isn't informed, you will not be successful.
This week we'll discuss ways to design and implement an effective
training program that doesn't take a lot of time to replicate each
time you have a new staff member.

Week 3 (Real Time Session April 29):
General Hazards Part 1Required Reading (prior to April 29 Real Time Session):The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
(pages 19- 21; 32-34; 79)Content:
We'll start our discussions about some of the general hazards present
in the practice by exploring the topics of electricity, housekeeping,
food in the practice, and noise dangers.

Week 4 (Real Time Session May 6):
General Hazards Part IIRequired Reading (prior to May 6 Real Time Session):The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
(pages 25-31; 43 - 50) Content:
This week, we deal with more general hazards of the practice by
discussing fire prevention and planning and violence prevention;
we reveal what OSHA has to say about these common issues and talk
about ways to solve the problems.

Week 5 (Real Time Session May 13):
Chemicals (Hazard Communication Standard)Required Reading (prior to May 13 Real Time Session):The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
(pages 50- 70)Content:
The most talked about of OSHA's regulations is the Hazard Communication
Standard; we'll spend the entire session dispelling some common myths
about this area as well as presenting the facts. We'll teach participants
how to spend less time assembling MSDS's, training staff and labeling
containers but still stay in compliance with the regulation.

Week 8 (Real Time Session June 17):
Medical Procedures III - Chemotherapy and Personal Protective Equipment Required Reading (prior to June 17 Real Time Session):The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
(pages 15 -18; 94 - 101)Content:
More and more practices are doing it chemotherapy, that is and we'll
talk about the special rules for doing it in a veterinary practice.
We'll also discuss OSHA's Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Standard
and how to get employees to wear the stuff!

Week 10 (Real Time Session July 1):
Surviving an OSHA InspectionRequired Reading (prior to July 1 Real Time Session):The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
(pages 5 - 8) Content:
Finally, what we all worry about - What to do if OSHA decides to
inspect your practice! We'll talk about ways to minimize your risk
of an inspection, as well as the EMPLOYER'S rights during an
inspection. We'll also reveal some very creative "scams" that
people have used to get your money under the guise of an OSHA inspection.

CE CREDITS: 15

Tuition: Member $355 ($325 early bird special if enrolled by March 25, 2013)
Non-Member $488 ($445 early bird special if enrolled by March 25, 2013)

*Note: Tuition fee includes printed manuals (valued at $72).

*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close when
the maximum number of participants is reached or at 5pm ET the day of the first
Real Time Session unless otherwise noted. If the first Real Time Session is on a
weekend, course enrollment will close on the Friday before the first Real Time Session.

Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to
VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course
must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a
VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.

Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org
and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants;
personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.

Each person is individually responsible for his/her own registration.
To ensure that all information received is secure and correct, please do not enroll
for a course on behalf of another individual.

For further assistance call 1-800-700-INFO (4636) or email (VIN CE)
CEonVIN@vin.com or (VSPN CE)
VSPNCE@vspn.org.
Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.

*Note: "This course is submitted for approval for 15 continuing education credits in jurisdictions
which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some
boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or
restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education."
Call VSPN/VIN CE at 1-800-700-4636 for further information.
(Attendees are encouraged to check with their licensing jurisdiction(s) for
information regarding recognition by their board).

Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be
issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course.
If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN/VSPN office 1-800-700-INFO (4636)
to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.* Note: To ensure rapid handling of your request for withdrawal, we recommend that you
call the VIN/VSPN office at 1-800-700-INFO (4636).